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THE British government was accused of being to the right of a notorious military dictatorship today during a debate on the proposed amnesty for Troubles-era crimes.
Sinn Fein deputy president Michelle O’Neill made the remarks as Stormont was recalled to debate a much criticised plan to introduce a statute of limitations on crimes committed during that period.
“This is something that is an affront to all families — this is about denying them their rights,” she said.
A new group within the NEU is preparing the labour movement for a conversation on Irish unity by arguing that true liberation must be rooted in working-class solidarity and anti-sectarianism, writes ROBERT POOLE
The independent TD’s campaign has put important issues like Irish reunification and military neutrality at the heart of the political conversation, argues SEAN MacBRADAIGH
